Art Vancouver: Showcasing an Array of International Contemporary Art

Art Vancouver; Photo: Asli Ferhatoglu

With Vancouver’s vibrant local art scene, the city is the ideal venue for Western Canada’s largest art fair.

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Art Vancouver: Showcasing an Array of International Contemporary Art

10 Boutique Galleries for Appreciating Local Art in Vancouver

Photo: The Polygon Gallery

Vancouver’s local art scene is thriving, ranging from contemporary Coast Salish carvings to provocative mixed-media installations.

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10 Boutique Galleries for Appreciating Local Art in Vancouver

Browse the Art Vancouver Fair at the Vancouver Convention Centre in May

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Art Vancouver‘s annual four-day international art fair kicks off at the Vancouver Convention Centre from May 4-7 with artists and collectors flocking to its global art stage. An international contingent of exhibitors representing Ukraine, Iran, Korea, Japan, Kenya, Singapore, Georgia, Syria, India, Vietnam, Jamaica, and the U.S. will join the art showcase.

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Browse the Art Vancouver Fair at the Vancouver Convention Centre in May

Massive street party takes over 14+ blocks during the Vancouver Mural Festival this weekend

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Vancouver’s outdoor mural scene continues to grow each year, largely thanks to the Vancouver Mural Festival (VMF), an annual event that takes place each August.

The festival kicked off this month with new murals and daily events, all leading up to a massive Mountain Pleasant Street Party and concert on August 10.

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Massive street party takes over 14+ blocks during the Vancouver Mural Festival this weekend

Art Battle Brings Live Competitive Painting to Vancouver

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If you’ve always been curious about the artistic process involved with painting, you’re going to want to check out the next Vancouver Art Battle. An intense, head-to-head live painting competition that pits 12 artists against each other in 3 rounds to declare 1 champion for the night. It’s a dramatic and exciting way to celebrate art and has always been an inspiring night of creation and community.

Art Battle will be arriving in Vancouver on October 21, 2017 at 6:30pm at The Red Room (398 Richards Street). You’ll get a chance to experience what it’s like when painters have just 20 minutes to take their canvases from blank to beautiful, with the audience voting to pick the winner. No pressure.

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Art Battle Brings Live Competitive Painting to Vancouver

Things to Do this Weekend in Vancouver: May 25, 2017

This weekend arts are all around us with artist studios opening up to the public in Mount Pleasant, Point Grey and on Granville Island. There’s an international art fair at the Convention Centre, a theatre festival at The Cultch, and outdoor dancing at Robson Square and the Davie Village. Vancouver Craft Beer Week has also begun, with tastings popping up in breweries and restaurants all over. (For a relaxing break from festivities, this weekend is also ideal the head to VanDusen Botanical Garden – the longer winter means that the spring blooms are all lighting up the landscape a little later this year, as in, right now!)


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Things to Do this Weekend in Vancouver: May 25, 2017